[FIZZY PAINTING]
(How to do Fizzy Painting (Easy STEM for Kids) - Taming Little Monsters)
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With limited funding, ya gotta be creative. We have a lot of popsicle sticks. One of my coworkers mentioned she came across a large collection of Hot Wheels — did anyone have any interest? ME, Me, me! I want to put on a car show. Also, one of my sons signed up for Cub Scouts, only for the Pinewood Derby… not for the patch earning activities.
[Hot Wheels Car Launcher]
(How to Make a Toy Car Launcher From Popsicle Sticks - Go Science Girls)
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This is not only great because it is fun to say “Pom Pom Shooters,” and not only because we have a lot of pom poms in storage that I’ve been wondering what to do with, but also because it just looks like it is making physics fun.
[Pom Pom Shooters]
(How to Make a Pom Pom Shooter - Taming Little Monsters)
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I recently did a STEAM program that was about force and motion, and we put that into practice by building roller coasters and racetracks out of recycled materials - and of COURSE hot wheels. There are so many uses! I found ideas for that on Pinterest as well.
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The fizzy painting looks really fun! Here’s two ideas to extend it…
- Ecology — What are some natural dyes that can be found in the local area?
- Creativity — Use the paintings as the start of some doodling! What animals, faces, or objects do you see in them? Just like the doodle blobs in your PLIX booklets
I also love the car launcher and pom pom shooters. It’ll be really neat to create an example collection of different “motions” to choose from. I’m curious about what other force and motion ideas might learners come up with, using recycled materials.
Also recently published by an alum of our friends at the Exploratorium’s Tinkering Studio, check out The Tinkering Workshop book and their blogposts about their book tours! The Tinkering Workshop Book Tour Continues — Wonderful Idea Co.
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@achamberlin I LOVE THIS IDEA! The best part is fizzy painting can be an all-ages program. And the supplies are fairly accessible so people can recreate this at home.
And I love @ada’s ideas as well, especially the doodling and seeing what shapes/animals/objects you can find. I just ran a blackout poetry program for adults and teens, and the dichotomy between what both groups saw was fascinating: the adults looked for words to construct deep poetry, while the teens looked to letters to make the words they wanted (one teen reconstructed the chorus of “HOT TO GO!” out of her page - I was blown away!).